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Sculthorpe Church of England Primary Academy
Context
Executive Headteacher
Miss Suzannah Hayes
Head of School
Miss Rachel Daboo
Cluster
Age range
4-11
Status
Academy Converter
Type
Primary
DfE Number
3359
Contact details
Address
Sculthorpe Church of England Primary Academy
Creake Road
Sculthorpe
Fakenham
Norfolk
NR21 9NQ
Telephone
01328-862704
Fax
01328-862704
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Areas
School & Community Zone
LA Area
North & East
Diocese
Norwich
Councillor division
Wells
District
North Norfolk
Councillor
Michael Dalby (Conservative)
Ofsted
Ofsted outcome
Last inspection
12/03/2024
Pupil numbers
Number on Roll (May 2024)
57
Planned admission numbers (2024/25)
11
Planned admission numbers (2025/26)
11
Proposed Admission numbers (2026/27)
10
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SEND Provision
Mixed year groups
All
School visits
  • Open days
  • Individual visits
Transition support
  • Bespoke Transition package
  • Transition week
Facilities
  • Forest school / bushcraft
  • Inclusive before school provision
  • Inclusive after school provision
Mental health support
  • Mental Health Champion
  • Emotional literacy support assistant (ELSA)
Curriculum Offer
Feeder schools
Feeds from
 
Number on Roll (NOR) detail
NOR May 2024
Yr R9
Yr 110
Yr 22
Yr 315
Yr 47
Yr 55
Yr 69
Total57
Admissions policy

School admission policy : 2024/25 (Agreed)

Where the Academy is oversubscribed (there are more applicants than places available) places will be allocated in accordance with the following criteria and in the following order of priority.

1. Looked after children (children in care), previously looked after children (previously looked after children are children who were looked after, but ceased to be so because they were adopted or became subject to a child arrangements order or special guardianship order, immediately following having been looked after) and children adopted from abroad

2. Siblings of children already at the school living in the catchment

3. Residence within the catchment area of the school

4. Siblings of children already at the school living out of catchment

5. Children living out of the catchment area who have a faith and / or whose parents are committed Church members and wish them to receive an education in a school with a Church of England foundation 

6. Children of staff 

7. Children who are due to transfer and live outside the area served by the school who attend a school within DNEAT at the opening date of the admissions round.

8. Resident out of the catchment area of the school

In the event of the having to use a tie-breaker to distinguish between two or more applications of equal strength, the child living the shortest distance from home to school in a straight line as the crow flies route should have priority


Show School admission policy : 2025/26 (Agreed)

School admission policy : 2025/26 (Agreed)

Where the Academy is oversubscribed (there are more applicants than places available) places will be allocated in accordance with the following criteria and in the following order of priority.

1. Looked after children (children in care) and all previously looked after children, including those children who appear (to the admission authority) to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted. Previously looked after children are children who were looked after but ceased to be so because they were adopted (or became subject to a child arrangements order or special guardianship order

2. Siblings of children already at the school living in the catchment area

3. Residence within the catchment area of the school

4. Siblings of children already at the school living out of catchment

5. Children living out of the catchment area who have a faith and / or whose parents are committed Church members and wish them to receive an education in a school with a Church of England foundation

6. Children of staff where: a member of staff has been employed at the school for two or more years at the time at which the application for admission to the school is made and/or the member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post where there is a demonstrable skill shortage

7. Children who are due to transfer and live outside the area served by the school who attend a school within DNEAT at the opening date of the admissions round.

8. Resident out of the catchment area of the school

In the event of the having to use a “tie-break” to distinguish between two or more applications of equal strength, the child living the shortest distance from home to school in a straight line as the crow flies route should have priority

Show School admission policy : 2024/25 (Agreed)